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Changing central branch's name from "master" to "main" #224

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CBID2 opened this issue Sep 18, 2023 · 0 comments
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Changing central branch's name from "master" to "main" #224

CBID2 opened this issue Sep 18, 2023 · 0 comments

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CBID2 commented Sep 18, 2023

Problem

I was scrolling through the repo and noticed that the central branch is called "master". This can create a non-inclusive environment for Black contributors from the U.S. as the word has a connotation of slavery.

Proposed Solution

I highly recommend changing the name to "main".

Benefits

  1. It'll create a more inclusive contributing environment
  2. GitHub has made this an official change
@CBID2 CBID2 changed the title Changing central branch from "master" to "main" Changing central branch's name from "master" to "main" Sep 18, 2023
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